Latest posts by Geoffrey Cain
5 August 2008
Cambodia: Blogging on Genocide
After graduating from Brown University in 2004, the articulate, cunning Elena Lesley was awarded a Henry Luce Scholarship to Cambodia to write for The Phnom Penh Post. With a long-time interest in Asia, it seemed like a good match. But knee-deep in a society scourged by years of civil war and gut-wrenching poverty, the experience quickly proved eye-opening.
3 August 2007
Cambodia: Net commentators react to Kem Sokha's new Human Rights Party
A new political party has been launched in Cambodia. Human Rights Party (HRP) is being fronted by activist Kem Sokha. Cambodians are commenting online on the new party and the emerging dynamics in the political space.
24 June 2007
Cambodia: Blogs sharply criticize donor meetings
Hun Sen promised to purge his government of corrupt officials, pleaded for more aid, and was granted his wish, without question, by the international donor community. The decision comes directly after a slew of charges against the Cambodian government, which includes evidence of illegal logging and severe human rights violations.
10 June 2007
Cambodia: Bloggers still skeptical of Khmer Rouge tribunal after agreement
After continuous delays in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia's (ECCC's) tribunal proceedings, the United Nations and the Cambodian Bar Association reached an agreement last week on how much the CBA can charge volunteer tribunal attorneys. Although this is a step forward in securing transitional justice for Cambodians, international bodies and the Cambodian government are still debating over when the actual trial will begin. Cambodian bloggers, in response, are still skeptical over promises of reconciliation.































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